Civil rights activist Anand Teltumbde arrives at NIA office to surrender in Bhima Koregaon case, in Mumbai, on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 Twitter/@ashoswaiCivil rights activists Gautam Navlakha and Anand Teltumbde have surrendered before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, officials said on Tuesday. The Supreme Court had on March 17 rejected the pre-arrest bail pleas of Teltumbde and Navlakha, and directed them to surrender before the investigating agency. "Keeping with the Supreme Court's directive, Anand Teltumbde appeared before the NIA to surrender," his lawyer Mihir Desai said. After the high court rejected their applications, the duo approached the Supreme Court. On April 9, the Supreme Court granted the duo another week to surrender by way of last chance.

Source: The Telegraph April 14, 2020 10:41 UTC